Yes. Wars and plagues-infectious, epidemic diseases which spread between countries can quickly wipe out, or completely destroy, millions of people.

是的。，疫——能够国家之间迅传染的传染性流行病——能够快消除，或彻底毁灭数以百万计的类。

Yes. Wars and plagues – infectious, epidemic diseases which spread between countries can quickly wipe out – or completely destroy, millions of people.

是的。和疫——国家间传播的传染性流行病，可以迅消灭——或完全摧毁数百万。

Of course, we also have the tools we need to end global poverty, epidemic disease and the abuse of women as well.

当然，我们也拥有结束全球贫困、流行病和虐待妇女行为所需的工具。

Altogether about a million people in Ireland are reliably estimated to have died of starvation and epidemic disease during the four-year famine.

据可靠估计，爱尔兰共有约 100 万年饥荒期间死于饥饿和流行病。

Diseases can be classified differently. For instance, an epidemic disease is one that strikes many persons in a community. When it strikes the same region year after year it is an endemic disease.

急性病发作快、病程短。举个例子来说，急性心脏病常常无征兆的地发作，而且会很快致命。

We looked back throughout the historical record - all recorded human history, to see examples of threats which have wiped out, or killed millions of people in the past, including wars and plagues which spread epidemic diseases between populations.

我们回顾了所有历史记录——所有记载下来的类历史，来看看一些关于威胁的例子，它们过去已经毁掉或杀死了数百万，这些威胁包括以及口之间传播流行病的疫。